rich201283
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 07:52 AM |
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When loweing the sump on a pinto, how much can you lower the smaller part of the sump?
When loweing the sump on a pinto, how much can you lower the smaller part of the sump?
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timf
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 08:34 AM |
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see here for details
http://www.rhocar.org.uk/buildtipz/021.shtml
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 08:58 AM |
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I'd be very surprised if you need to shorten the shallow end - how low are you mounting your engine!? 
The crankshaft will be flying around very close to that bit...
Tim's link to the Robin Hood site is excellent - I strongly recommend it.
David
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Dusty
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 10:31 AM |
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The shallow end of the sump is above the level of the bellhousing so there's not much point making it even shallower as you will still belt the
bellhousing on speed bumps.
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 10:35 AM |
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You don't want to lower the sump.
You want to raise it to increase ground clearance. It is pointless raising it more than the level of the gearbox bellhousing as this will then become
the first point of contact with any obstruction and will rip the gearbox and engine mounts if severe enough. the sump acts more as a skid and any
contact can usually be heard before it is serious enough to cause damage. Mine is untouched and clears the floor by about 4" and has never hit
anything with enough force to damage it.
[Edited on 16/3/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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James
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 12:57 PM |
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Rich, all you wanna do is chop an inch or so out of the deepest part of the sump and then a corresponding inch out of the oil pickup tube.
I've done a couple by various methods. The most straight forward was to make a steel 2/3mm plate and weld this over the bottom. I found it
impossible to cure the leaks though and ended up brazing over the top.
The better option was to make a 'biscuit tin lid' that fitted the inside profile of the sump. I then sat the lid inside the sump so that
the to exposed 'lips' could be butt welded together easily. This method seems to have made a good seal.
HTH,
James
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JoelP
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 01:11 PM |
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a friend tigged mine for me, cos as james says its very hard to stop all the leaks. to date no leaks, but it hasnt been hot yet..
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 09:23 PM |
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I cut 1 1/2" out of the sump, made a new base plate up for the full length of the sump and ran new walls to the front and migg'd it all up.
I tested it with meths on the inside and talk on the outside (if there is a leak, meths will find it)
 
Rescued attachment Sump.jpg
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 09:25 PM |
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...and pre fitting
 
Rescued attachment Sump2.jpg
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Jimbo
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| posted on 21/3/04 at 09:50 PM |
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Shortening the Pinto sump
The old Robin Hood site has gone, but you'll find the article Here.
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